{"product_id":"readings-in-games-and-information-3-wiley-blackwell-readings-for-contemporary-economics-9780631215578","title":"Readings in Games and Information 3 Wiley","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis highly original collection brings together contemporary articles from a variety of sources to present the key topics in game theory. The book includes a combination of classic and contemporary readings from a range of books and journals that together present a complete resource for students and researchers of game theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: The Rules of the Game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Prisoner's Dilemma (Philip D. Straffin, Jr.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A two-Person Dilemma (Albert Tucker).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Equilibrium Points in N-Person Games (John F. Nash Jr.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Non-Cooperative Games (John F. Nash, Jr.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. To Ensure High Prices, Some Haulers Have Been Known to Break the Rules (Jeff Bailey).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Cash Flow: 'Pay to Play' is Banned, But Muni-Bond Firms Keep the game Going (Charles Gasparino and Josh P. Hamilton).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. School of Genius (Sylvia Nasar).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Cartoon: Ratbert the Consultant (Scott Adams)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Donation Booth (Ian Ayres and Jeremy Bulow).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Horatii and the Curiatii (Livy).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. TREES - A Decision-Maker's Lament (Michael H. Rothkopf).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Knowing and Sowing Economic s and Law (Judith Lachman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Cartoon: \"All Those in Favor, Say 'Aye'\" (Henry Martin)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Mixed and Continuous Strategies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Colonel Blotto: A Problem of Military Strategy (John McDonald and John W. Tukey).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Dutch Accountants Take on a Formidable Task: Ferreting Our \"Cheaters\" in the Ranks of OPEC (Paul Hemp).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Shipping Price-Fixing Pacts Hurt Consumers, Critics Say (Anna Wilde Mathews).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Conference Handbook (George Stigler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Cartoon:\" Very Guilty\" (Jim Unger)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Dynamic Games with Symmetric Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. On An Application of Set Theory to the Theory of the Game of Chess (Ernst Zermelo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The Strategy of Conflict (Thomas C. Schelling).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Does the Fittest Necessarily Survive (Martin Shubik).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Shooting the Bird's Eye (Elizabeth Seeger).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Cartoon: \"That's It? That's Peer Review (Sidney Harris)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Reputat8iona and Repeated Games with Symmetric Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. The Evolution of Cooperation (Robert Axelrod and William D. Hamilton).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. This Tax Amnesty Will Work Only Once (Robert J. Barro and Alan Stockman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Fare Warning: How Airlines Trade Price Plans (Asra Q. Nomani).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Starting Research Early (Harry V. Roberts and Roman L. Weil).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Cartoon: Einstein Discovers that Time is Actually Money (Gary Larson)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Six: Dynamic Games with Incomplete Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Rational Cooperation in the Finitely Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma (David M. Kreps, Paul Milgrom, John Roberts, and Robert Wilson)d.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Cheap Talk, Coordinating, and Entry (Joseph Farrell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Wise Guy: Life in a Mafia Family (Nicholas Pileggi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Cartoon: \"Say, I Think I See Where We Went Off...\" (Ed Fisher)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Seven: Moral Hazard: Hidden Actions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Monopoly Slack and Competitive Rigor: A Simple Model (Joseph Farrell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. An Optimal Conviction Policy for Offenses that May Have Been Committed by Accident (Ariel Rubinstein).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Bonded Worker is No Guarantee of a Perfect Job (Teri Agins).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Cartoon: \"Look, Ted! We Get Paid the Same as You but All We're Doing is Standing Around and Flicking our Fingers\" (Scott Adams)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Eight: Further Topics in Moral Hazard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. Examples of Plea Bargains (Eric Rasmusen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Unions Say Auto Firms Us Interplant Rivalry to Raise Work Quotas (Dael D. Buss).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. Cartoon: \"Dilbert, I Want You to Manage Wally's Project While He's on Vacation in Aruba\" (Scott Adams)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Nine: Adverse Selection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. The Market for \"Lemons\": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism (George A. Akerlof).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. The Only Game in Town (Walter Begehot (Pseudonym for Jack Treynor).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. Are Advertisers Ready to Pay Their Viewers (Bart Ziegler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. The Creation of New Mathematics: An Application of the Lakatos Heuristic (Philip J. David, Reuben Hersh, and Elena Marchisotto).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. Cartoon: Frank's Neurosurgery (Gary Larson)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Ten: Mechanism Design in Adverse Selection and in Moral Hazard with Hidden Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. Tie Salesmen's Bonuses to Their Forecasts (Jacob Gonik).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. Car-Buying Services Can Save Money, Especially for Those who Hate Haggling (Melinda Grenier Gules).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. How to Build an Economic Model in Your Spare Time (Hal R. Varian).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49. Cartoon: \"Of Course That's Only an Estimate...\" (Sidney Hoff)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Eleven: Signaling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50. High and Declining Prices Signal Product Quality (Kyle Bagwell and Michael H. Riordan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51. The Argument of an Appeal (John W. Davis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52. Cartoon: \"Yes, but the Trouble is he Always Wears that Mysterious Smile\" (Sidney Hoff)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Twelve: Bargaining.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53. The Bargaining Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54. Perfect Equilibrium in a Bargaining Model (Ariel Rubinstein).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55. UPS Faces More Than $1 Billion a Year in New Labor Expenses: Pact Calls for Substantial Pay Increases, Full-Time Jobs and a Union Pension Plan (Douglas A. Blackmon, Martha Brannigan, Glenn Burkins, and Laura Jereski).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56. Cartoon: \"Whatever Happened to Elegant Solutions?\" (Sidnye Harris)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Thirteen: Auctions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57. The Dollar Auction Game: A Paradox in Noncooperative Behavior and Escalation (Martin Shubik).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58. Analyzing the Airwaves Auction (R. Preston McAfee and John McMillan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59. At Many Auctions, Illegal Bidding Thrives as a Longtime Practice Among Dealers (Meg Cox).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60. Cartoon: \"The Next Item up for Bid is the Presidency of the United States...\" (Rob Rogers)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Fourteen : Pricing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61. Stability in Competition (Harold Hotelling).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62. The Mathematical Economic of Professor Amoroso (Francis Edgeworth).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63. Existence and Computation of Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibrium for 3-Firms Location Problem (Avner Shaked).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64. Busting a Trust: Electrical Contractors Reel Under Charges That They Rigged Bids (Andy Pasztor).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65. Cartoon: \"Isn't it Great that We Don't Get Any More Pesky Calls during Dinner Asking us to Switch Long-Distance Companies (Rob Rogers)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Fifteen: Entry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66. The Fat-Cat Effect, the Puppy-Dog Ploy, and the Lean and Hungry Look (Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67. Drugs: Novel Heart-Drug Deal Protects Sales, Spurs Suit (Ralph T. King, JR.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68. Aphorisms on Writing, Speaking, and Listening (Ric Rasmusen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69. Cartoon: Henry and the Candy Shop (Carl Anderson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403427782999,"sku":"9780631215578","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631215578.jpg?v=1730483441","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/readings-in-games-and-information-3-wiley-blackwell-readings-for-contemporary-economics-9780631215578","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}